Giannis Antetokounmpo touched the hearts of Greek fans around the world posting a photo of him and his two sons on their annual Acropolis visit.
The NBA superstar always prioritises time with his family and wants to instill appreciation for Greece and Hellenic history in his two boys.
“Our annual Akropolis visit”, he captioned the photo on Instagram where he is seen holding his sons, aged 2 and 10 months.
The “Greek Freak” was enjoying a weekend in sunny and warm Athens after some losses on the basketball court for Milwaukee.
“No matter what happens, you grow from it,” Giannis said ahead of Game 7. “I remember in 2018 we lost to Boston in a Game 7. I didn’t have the best game, but you learn from it. You learn what the atmosphere is like, when the ball gets heavy. So, no matter what happens, we’re gonna leave that game and we’re gonna be better. If we’re gonna be the team advancing, great, I hope so, we’re gonna play hard. If not, at the end of the day, we’re gonna learn. We’re gonna learn from this. We’re gonna be better.”
After the stay in Athens, Antetokounmpo will be spending the rest of the summer holiday with his family in the Peloponnese, where he has bought two Costa Navarino Residences.
Meanwhile, Costa Navarino is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
Amateur and professional athletes of all ages and abilities from Greece and abroad will participate in the top sports tourism event Navarino Challenge on October 21-23 having reached the top of the 2022 Tourism Awards – with 45 awards in total.
The event, in collaboration with Costa Navarino and the Municipality of Pylos-Nestor, won 3 Gold Awards at the leading institution in Greece which highlights the best and most innovative practices in tourism, the Tourism Awards 2022.
It remains the only event that continues to be distinguished every year from the inception of the awards.
Navarino Challenge won the Gold Award in the “Health & Wellness Tourism” category for the implementation of top wellness activities in its program, the “Pet-friendly Environment” category for the pet-friendly strategy followed and implemented throughout last year’s event, enabling all people to take part with their pets in all activities and the “Storytelling Excellence” category for the successful dissemination of the event’s message “Sports Unites People” and the promotion of the region’s sports tourism around the world.
This years famous beach of Messinia -with its unique shape outlining the Greek letter omega (Ω)- and one of the most beautiful in the world, Voidokilia will host the top Greek Half-Marathon 21.1km. This is the only trail run that combines soil, sand and asphalt. At the same time, athletes can run the 10km route, or the fun 5km route. On the same day, the 1km children’s route will be held in two groups, for children 10-14 years old and kids up to 9 years of age.